INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES. «Disruptive Innovations and Rural Development».

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1 INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO COMBAT COUNTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES The World Bank-International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Conference on: «Disruptive Innovations and Rural Development». Washington, DC; June 14th, Bama O. Yao, Regional Director, West and Central Africa.

2 CONTENT THE CROPLIFE NETWORK, STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES STRUCTURE OF THE ACTORS OF PESTICIDES MARKET IN W. AFRICA CONUTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES COMBATING THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF PESTICIDES!

3 CROPLIFE INTERNATONAL & CROPLFE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST 26 national associations in AME

4 CROPLIFE INTERNATONAL & CROPLFE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST STEWARDSHIP: Ethical and Responsible Management of the Product during its life cycle Pesticides Production Storage, Transport & Distribution IPM Responsible Use Empty Containers Management R&D Mgt & Disposal of Obstocks Biotech. & Seeds Plant Dev. Seed Production Seed Marketing & Distribution Crop Production Crop Utilisation Product Discontinuation Gene Discovery

5 CROPLIFE INTERNATONAL & CROPLFE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST REGULATIONS: UPGRADE NATIONAL AND/OR REGIONAL FRAMEWORKS TO INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, SUPPORT REGIONAL HARMONIZATION BASED ON PoR (CILSS-CSP, ECOWAS-WAPRC, CEMAC-CPAC, NORTH AFRICA, SADC/COMESA..). PROMOTION OF IPRs & ANTICOUNTERFEIT/ILLEGAL PESTICIDES: SUPPORT TO (PROTECTION OF) INNOVATION (OMC-TRIPS..).

6 THE PESTICIDES MARKET IN W. AFRICA (Côte d Ivoire) 1-ACTORS CropLife CIV: SUBSIDIARIES/DISTRIBUTORS OF R&D MULTINATIONALS. AMEPH CI (10): LOCAL SMEs INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS (GENERICS). OTHERS:???????? 2-ORIGINS EUROPE CHINA & INDIA????

7 COUNTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES PATENTED PESTICIDES: FOLLOW THE PROCESS OF R & D AND IPRs, MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO COUNTRY SPECIFIC REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS (REGULATIONS). GENERIC PESTICIDES: MANUFACTURED ACCORDING TO COUNTRY SPECIFIC REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS (REGULATIONS) AFTER EXPIRATION OF IPRs PERIOD. COUNTERFEIT PESTICIDES AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES: COPIES, FAKE, ADULTERATED OF LEGAL (PATENTED OR GENERIC) PESTICIDES, UNAUTHORIZED IN THE COUNTRY WHERE IT IS SOLD.

8 COUNTERFEIT & OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES SAME PRODUCT, DIFFERENT LABELS

9 COUNTERFEIT & OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES

10 COUNTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES: A CRIMINAL ACTIVITY MANUFACTURED AND DISTRIBUTED BY CRIMINALS, MAY CONTAIN NO ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, MAY CONTAIN IMPURITIES AND OTHER HAZARDOUS COMPOUNDS THUS THE RISKS FOR HUMAN HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT. NO OR LITTLE CONTROL BY THE AUTHORITIES. USED BY IGNORANCE (?) BY FARMERS. STEWARDSHIP: A PRIORITY FOR THE CROPLIFE NETWORK!

11 COUNTERFEIT AND OTHER ILLEGAL PESTICIDES

12 COMBATING COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Addressing the ACF issue as a Collective Responsibility Sensitize & Train key stakeholders to fight CTF and illegal pesticides Egypt (Morocco+Sudan+Tunisia): «Alleviating Counterfeits & Illegal Pesticides through Awareness creation and Law Enforcement». Côte d Ivoire & Ghana (Burkina F.+Mali): «Combating Illegal Pesticides Regionally». Kenya (Ethiopia+Uganda+Tanzania): «Cleaning the Supply Chain».

13 COMBATING COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA CÔTE D IVOIRE & GHANA (Burkina F. & Mali): Combating the illegal trade of Pesticides Regionally. Bouna Bondoukou Abengourou Kumasi Abidjan Aboisso Accra

14 COMBATING COUNTEFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Strategy: Make all stakeholders realize that there is a problem Activity: Awareness creation & communication (platform meetings, radio TV channels, exhibitions..)

15 COMBATING COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Strategy: Ensure stakeholders can recognize counterfeits & illegal pesticides. Activity: Training of farmers (FBOs), users, dealers and enforcers (customs, pesticides inspectors & control agents, police.).

16 COMBATING COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Strategy: Ensure stakeholders can take proper actions. Activity: Capacity enhancement for those who can take actions (regulators, registrars, adm./traditional Authorities )

17 COMBATING THE ILLEGAL TRADE OF PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Strategy: Lobby/Influence decision makers Activity: Advocacy towards stakeholders that can make changes (gov. authorities MinAgric., regulators/registrars..)

18 COMBATING COUNTERFEIT AND ILLEGAL PESTICIDES IN AFRICA Objective: Ensure access to quality products Activity: Spray Service Provider (SSP), an individual (ideally a farmer) who has received a special training to handle and apply pesticides. is linked to reputable suppliers (ideally member companies of the local association) to access to quality pesticides. hires out his services to (fellow) farmers to spray their farms.

19 CÔTE D IVOIRE & GHANA (Burkina F.): Combating the illegal trade of Pesticides Regionally. Bouna Bondoukou SUMMARY Sensitization and capacity strengthening for borders control agents: Customs, Pesticides Inspectors Police, Forestry & Immigration agents. Sensitization of regulators/registrars, importers, distributors/retailers/dealers, Farmers and FBOs during stewardship campaigns and products promotion. Joint Control Côte d Ivoire-Ghana (initiative of MoA) by the Regulatory authorities of both countries (1st meeting May 17, 2018 in Abidjan). Abengourou Abidjan Aboisso Kumasi Accra Media Coverage/Reporting of the training and sensitization workshops. Côte d Ivoire: Interministerial (Ag, Security and Interior, Budget) decree for CDLPI chaired by local adm. authorities and involving key stakeholders.

20 Bama O. YAO, Regional Director WCA CropLife Africa Middle East 28 BP 437 ABIDJAN 28 Côte d Ivoire Tél.: /3 Mob.: bama@croplifeafrica.org CropLife Africa Middle East: CropLife International: